ADVICE FROM DOROTHY
Dear Dorothy,I've been working at an entry level position for about two years. For the last 6 months, I feel as if I have outgrown my job and don't see any room for growth. I enjoy my job and the people I work with, but I feel like I need to make the next move in my career. How should I move forward?
Hi, here are some thoughts:
- Career growth is best achieved if you can pursue it where you are. Look around your place of business and analyze if there is any other work or positions you would be interested in doing. If you do find other positions or work then create a plan with your boss to start taking on assignments to ready you for that work. Volunteer to fill in. Growth only comes if you go after it most of the time, so you have to be the one to make it happen. If you are in an entry level position the implication is that there are higher level positions to pursue and with only 6 months of experience under your belt you probably still have other things to learn. You may be getting inpatient or bored as 6 months is about the amount of time it takes to be fully functional in a job. You also should be looking around your own area of responsibility to see what problems exist that aren’t being addressed and solve them. When management sees you taking on work that hasn’t been pointed out they will be impressed and will want to reward you with new assignments or jobs. However, if you have done that and the conclusion is there is nothing more for you to do then it is time to move on to a new place of business. When you are launching a job search and you are employed it gets trickier to keep your job search separate but you will have to block out time on your personal calendar to work on your job search. You will also have to figure out when you can work day time activities like phone screens and interviews. It can be done but the process will take longer than if you are unemployed and could work on it during the day. The good news is you have a job so juggling the time management for a job search is worth figuring out.
Thanks for your question. Dorothy
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